Anyone who's played Castlevania: SotN Sega Saturn version and is familiar with Maria, this is the same one except when she was younger. She was kidnapped by Dracula along with her sisters, but when rescued by Richter, she's determined to take on Dracula.

You get her in level 2 when you start fresh new data. She has alot of advantages such as sliding double jump to reach higher spots and best yet, used to bypass extraneous portions of stages you're forced to go through when you use Richter. Instead of the "holy artillery" that Richter has, her special weapons are devastatingly cute animals, and that almost completely changes the whole theme of the game. But if used properly, you'll discover how broken she really is. Her standard weapon (doves) as well as a special move she has (which I yet know how to pull off) can practically kill a boss in no time!